Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Effective income tax rates

The following table summarizes the effective income tax rates for Cleco and Cleco Power for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015, and 2014:

	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,				FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Cleco	33.7	%	25.7	%	36.9	%	28.3	%
Cleco Power	32.0	%	30.7	%	35.6	%	32.3	%